Hasidism

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/ˈxɑːsɪdɪzm//ˈhɑːsɪdɪzm/

proper noun

a Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chasidism · alternative Chassidism · alternative Hassidism · alternative Ḥasidism · alternative Ḥassidism · alternative Khasidism · alternative Khassidism

  1. Judaisma Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly

Broader
Orthodox JudaismJewish Orthodoxy

nounbeliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech chasidismus
  • chasidismusJewish movement
Danish chasidisme, chassidisme
  • chasidismeJewish movement
  • chassidismeJewish movement
  • hasidismeJewish movement
  • hassidismeJewish movement
Dutch chassidisme
  • chassidismeJewish movement
Esperanto ĥasidismo
  • ĥasidismoJewish movement
Finnish hasidismi, hasidilaisuus
  • hasidismiJewish movement
  • hasidilaisuusJewish movement
French hassidisme
  • hassidismeJewish movement
German Chassidismus
  • ChassidismusJewish movement
Greek χασιδισμός
  • χασιδισμός (chasidismós)Jewish movement
Hebrew חסידות \ חֲסִידוּת
  • חסידות \ חֲסִידוּת (khasidút)Jewish movement
Hungarian haszidizmus
  • haszidizmusJewish movement
Italian chassidismo, ḥasidismo
  • chassidismoJewish movement
  • ḥasidismoJewish movement
  • hassidismoJewish movement
Latvian hasīdisms
  • hasīdismsJewish movement
Lithuanian hasidizmas
  • hasidizmasJewish movement
Norwegian Bokmål chasidisme, chassidisme
  • chasidismeJewish movement
  • chassidismeJewish movement
  • hasidismeJewish movement
  • hassidismeJewish movement
  • ḥasidismeJewish movement
Polish chasydyzm
  • chasydyzmJewish movement
Portuguese chassidismo, hassidismo
  • chassidismoJewish movement
  • hassidismoJewish movement
Romanian hasidism
  • hasidismJewish movement
Russian хасиди́зм
  • хасиди́зм (xasidízm)Jewish movement
Slovak chasidizmus
  • chasidizmusJewish movement
Spanish jasidismo, hasidismo
  • jasidismoJewish movement
  • hasidismoJewish movement
Swedish chasidism, chassidism
  • chasidismJewish movement
  • chassidismJewish movement
  • hasidismJewish movement
  • hassidismJewish movement
Turkish Hasidizm
  • HasidizmJewish movement
Ukrainian хасиди́зм
  • хасиди́зм (xasydýzm)Jewish movement
Yiddish חסידות, חסידיזם
  • חסידות (khsides, khasides)Jewish movement
  • חסידיזם (khsidizm, khasidizm)Jewish movement
Cite this entry
APA

Hasidism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hasidism

MLA

“Hasidism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hasidism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hasidism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hasidism.

Source: Hasidism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.